Eugene Ray SDSU 1970's

Eugene Ray SDSU 1970's
Eugene Ray 1970's. photo credit: Tom Davis

Sunday, November 30, 2014

JUNGLE HARVEST / artistry in the mexican gulf

+A CHILD DISCOVER'S REALITY+
+GRADUALLY AND ARTISTRY+
>(in my case, it became<
>filled w/ fascination)< !
+CAN BE VERY IMPORTANT /+
+SADLY CHANCES ARE SLIM+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>our home was filled w/ art & books and<
>gradually i discovered a two volume<
+"INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL+
+IN THE YUCATAN"+
>(written by)<
+JOHN LLOYD STEPHENS &+
.>illustrated by<
+FREDERICK CATHERWOOD+
>book set that opened my eyes to the<<
>fantastic world of the mayan yucatan<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+FRENCH CULTURE+
>also absorbed my interest and our amazing<
>artist, poet, seer brother ranny introduced<
+(YES, IN BATON ROUGE+
+FOOTBALL WAS KING /+
+I WAS QUARTERBACK+
+& ALMOST KILLED)+ ! 
>me to much french art, poetry, literature<
>& research expanded that vital interest<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>the great french writer, rene de chateaubriand<
>reminded me of our ancestor charles gayarre<
+(RENE DE CHATEAUBRIAND+
+& CHARLES GAYARRE were+
+FRIENDS IN 19TH C. PARIS+
+/BOTH VISIONARY POETS)+
>of the de bore/foucher plantations that has<
>morphed into our tulane alma mater univ<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >this magnificent drawing by frederick catherwood<
>of a radiant mayan stele reminds me of the gifts of<
+(MAYAN JUNGLE HARVEST /+
+OPENED OUR YOUNG EYES)+
>john & tania messina of catherwood & lafcadio<
>hearn books that have graced my library & life<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >in that 19th century new orleans when charles<
>gayarre visited rene de chateaubriand during<
>his eight years in paris libraries, victor hugo<
+YUCATAN MAYA SCHOLARS+
+PASSIONATE AND INTENSE+ !
>& charles nodier were yucatan scholars in<
>the arsenal library (w/ degruy relatives)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>how exciting it was to discover the egypt<
>maya links, proposed by le plongeon &<
+(SDSU STUDENTS W/ ME+
+SAW LA VENTA HEADS)+
>churchward were accurate and now the<
>africa/nubian link at poverty point la<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >how pleased i was in paris, where marian & i<
>saw this magnificent jungle exhibition of<
+(ROUSSEAU WAS HONORED+
+BY PARIS SOPHISTICATES+
+WHO SAW HIS >GENIUS<)+ !
>the naif french painter henri rousseau who<
>in his innocence >dreamed of radiance< !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >in new orleans cemeteries in the 19th C+
>de gruy & other templar/masons built<
+(NOLA EGYPTO-TEMPLAR+
+/ ET SECRETS HONORED)+
>egyptological (et link) monumenta to<
>express their link w/ ancient wisdom<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >in northern louisiana, jean baptiste de bresse<
>was amazed to discover the "african house"<
+(THE "AFRICAN HOUSE" IS+
+>UNIQUE< IN AMERICA)+ !
>built at the coin-coin (melrose) plantation<
>as americas only african memory building<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >my work, as i have said came to me as if<
>in a radiant visionary electro-magnetic<
+(ELECTO-MAGNETIC+
+RADIANT VISION)+ !
>energy force field and i am filled w/<
>gratitude & joy as i write about it<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the great harvard extraterrestrial abduction<
>expert john mack was killed in london one<
+(UFO-ET RESEARCH EXPERT /+
+UNIV PROFS DIE STRANGELY)+ !
>night under mysterious circumstances and<
>so was professor mcdonald of u. of arizona<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >as i look back via the medium of tonights blog<
>i am fortunate to see it all in better perspective<
>thanks to those like dave, jim, ralph, mary lynn<
+(THE BLOG HAS PROVIDED+
+A MAGIC TIME PERSPECT)+
>tom, sherry, kevin & beatrice who joined my<
>bride marianne in this last crucial decade<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >each night i am compelled to repay society &<
>destiny for my good fortune by writing and<
+(IS THIS ALL A PROGRAMMED+
+HOLOGRAPHIC EXPERIENCE)+ ?
>selecting photos of this amazing experience<
>we share on this radiant struggling planet<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >not well known by all new orleans friends is<
>that early in the citie's history the bulk of<
+(BAYOU ST JEAN OUR+
+RESEARCH FOR 2015)+
>west indies traffic entered the city via the<
>bayou st jean custom house (via the lake)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>while marianne and i visited mary lynn hyde<
>in new orleans we noticed in "preservation"<
+(POVERTY POINT LINKS+
+w/ ANCIENT LA VENTA)+
>that poverty point ancient nubian related<
>historical site is now > "world heritage"<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+LA VENTA GIANT STONE HEADS+
+ARE VITAL NUBIAN-ET L INKS+
>(our students saw this<
>w/ me in late 1970s)<
+OF COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>note : please google : eugene ray /<
>charles gayarre and any other of<
+(LAGNIAPPE IS / +
+AN EXTRA GIFT)+
>tonight's names for more info<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu


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